Adrienne Henry Millinery

Hand made Face Masks, Face coverings As this had been a terrible year for milliners, few weddings and race days cancelled, we decided to keep sewing by designing and creating hand made face masks. Our designs have been very popular as we us high quality cotton fabrics. All of our face masks, face coverings, are totally reversible. On the outer side there is a pattern and inside a complimentary plain colour. Each one has 3 layers, 2 cotton and interfacing as the centre layer. The elastic has a toggle which make all the masks adjustable.  The face mask cotton we use is quilting standard and therefore of a very high quality, a denser weave. We make our face masks in 2 sizes, medium and large however, we make other sizes, such as small and extra large face masks to order. Some of our designs are available to buy on our website . We are constantly making new designs so if there is any particular style or theme you are after please do contact us to see what we have available. 

The 2020 Hat Collection  We have designed and hand made the majority of our 2020 hat collection and now await our images from the photo shoot last week. One of the main colours in the collection is pink. Having been to as wedding in St Paul Cathedral last weekend, it definitely appears that pink and blue seem to be the popular colours of the year although, three of our bespoke hats ordered for weddings this Spring were black. Our new hats will be on our website soon, www.adriennehenrymillinery.co.uk

Simply Vintage Darling! Handmade Hats with a Vintage Inspiration Vintage hats have been my passion for years. As milliners we now design and hand make bespoke hats with a vintage twist and inspiration. This black and off-white tilt hat was inspired by an image in a 1939 Vogue pattern book. It is a hat which will compliment an outfit from either the 1940's or 1950's. This is our first completed hat using this design. We are busy creating a couple more designs based on this hat in other colours and colour combinations. Also there are a couple of different crown shape.  Traditionally the bow decoration was widely used during the first half of the 20th century, and it looks as though it will be popular this year at Royal Ascot. This hat is now available to buy in our Etsy shop  here , alternatively you can have similar made to order. Please contact us either by email, adriennehenrymillinery@gmail.com or phone us 01189 504421. We are based in the ...

    It's a Monday morning and I have decided to add this one-off handmade bespoke pillbox hat made by us using an original 1950's hat block to Etsy. This hat is made from black sinamay and is overlaid with an embroidered black fabric with pink flowers and green leaves. Within the flowers there are several shades of pale pink. We have added a black birdcage veil which goes all the way around the hat and comes to a bow at the back and it is perfect for any special occasion. We have designed this pillbox to sit either to the right or the left of the head at angle towards the front of the head. It is attached using hat elastic and hairgrips can be used for added security. As with all our hats at  Adrienne Henry Millinery we used traditional millinery techniques and all our hats, headpieces and fascinators are fully and lovingly handmade and hand stitched by us in the UK. https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/673943302/1950s-style-pillbox-hat-black-with-pink We ha...

  Mother of the Bride or Groom Hat This is part of our 'Baby CoCo' collection and is the most popular of all our shapes for the Mother or Bride of Groom.  Yesterday we had this shape ordered in a silver grey, it complimented the light greys in the outfit perfectly. The decoration includes a variety of small spring flowers and silver grey leather leaves. The design will not only her outfit compliment but also her son's shirt which contains many colours. This hat is particular hat is available to order online.  https://www.etsy.com/your/shops/AdrienneHenry/tools/listings/stats:true/589655292 Or visit us in our shop in the centre of Reading, Berkshire, to have your own designed. Email for more information: adriennehenrymillinery@gmail.com Phone number: -44 (0)1189 504421 www.adriennehenrymillinery.co.uk

1920's Style Cloche Hat Workshops One of our most popular workshops is learning how to make a 1920's style cloche hat.  The lesson takes a complete day, sometimes a little longer, to complete a cloche.  About the workshop Having chosen the colour of the hat and shape the student learns how to block their hat on a wooden cloche block using steam. As the hat dries on the block, the student designs their decoration. Decorations include felt, leather, feathers and a number of other materials depending which of the two workshops we offer. Excitement always occurs when the felt is removed from the block and the hat is revealed. Once off the block the shape of the cloche is decided upon and then the felt is cut accordingly, the most popular being the shape as in the photos, asymmetrical . The cloche then has it's wire and edging attached followed by the band. The band is frequently the same felt as the hat itself. Once all these stages are compl...

Our New Hat Collection for Spring/Summer 2019 As 2019 is now well under, way we are very busy designing our new hat collection for this year. Already orders are being placed and it is becoming an exciting time for us. This year our collection will be based on the fashion colours of the year as well as being inspired by the couture fashion house's dress designs. Flowers will be heavily featured. We will be designing around flowers of various sizes, making our own out of silk and other materials we know are popular. From large picture hats to smallest of fascinators our bespoke pieces will be designed with our clients. They will be made to either compliment or match the colour of the outfits. In our shop in the centre of Reading, Berkshire, there will also be a collection of pashminas available to compliment outfits for those cooler days or evenings. For enquiries please contact me, Adrienne, via email: adriennehenrymillinery@gmail.com www.adriennehenrymillinery.co.uk

Hat Making Courses - An Introduction to Sinamay This year I have had a number of students attending this course. As each student has wished to start their own business, each course has been 1 to 1. All of them have now started their own business designing fascinators, headpieces and cocktail hats. This course is specifically designed in order to enable the student to create many different designs, their imagination can lead them forward into creating their very own style. Courses are held on dates which are suitable to both the student and myself. For information please look at the millinery courses tab on the website, www.hatmakingcourses.com   alternatively contact us directly for dates etcc

Hats and Headpieces for Race Season Royal Ascot is fast approaching! One of the most well known race events is happening in just a couple of weeks, but there also many other races where it is a fun excuse to really dress up and impress. Looking for that perfect unusual but elegant hat or headpiece to wear to a Day at the Races? We have lots of bespoke, one-off ladies hats and headpieces available to buy or hire in our shop, as well as top hats for the gentlemen. If you can't find a hat to match your outfit out of the ones available at Adrienne Henry Millinery,  we can design the perfect hat, headpiece, cocktail hat, saucer hat or fascinator to wear to any special occasion that will perfectly complement your outfit and style. Our designs have adorned many ladies attending races and many gentlemen have bought their top hats from us to wear to Royal Ascot. Race and wedding season is our favourite time year when we can truly go wild with our imagination and designs. ...

Why not make your very own head-turning sculptured headpiece to wear to this year's Royal Ascot or other racing event?  We are offering a special one-off workshop for this on Saturday 12th May at our studio/shop in the centre of Reading, Berkshire. This workshop is available for up to 6 people and will last all day (10 am - 5 pm). The cost will be £125 per person and is a fantastic idea for a group of ladies who wish to go as a group with a theme. All materials are included in the price. Prior to attending the workshop we suggest that you contact us with reference to the colour of your outfit and that of the headpiece you would like to make to ensure we have the appropriate materials available. During the workshop you will learn tradition millinery methods of how to use sinamay to make a base, how to wire, edge and sculpt sinamay and attach to the base.  Your finished piece will be a sinamay sculpture with height on a hairband and will...

Whether you are the mother of the bride or groom, the bride herself or just a guest wanting to make a statement, here is our guide to wearing hats to a wedding. The points listed below are just a guide, but ultimately we would always suggest you wear whatever you feel most comfortable in. 1. Hat etiquette/positioning Ladies hats are traditionally worn on the right as dictated by old etiquette where the lady would wear her hat on the right, while her gentleman partner would wear his sword to the left, balancing each other out. Of course nowadays hats can be worn on either side as we no longer follow this etiquette, but you will generally find any purchased hat will be made to be worn on the right or with the decoration on the right. If you would prefer a hat on the left this is perfectly acceptable and a milliner will happily make one for you. 2. Hat proportion The hat size should be in proportion with the wearer. If you are petite, a pillbox hat or smaller brimmed hat will...

An unusual hat to make heads turn! Our new designs for this year includes two flower range. Both types of hats are in our 'Chelsea Flower' collection. We have designed and hand made 4 lily pad hats. These have been a pleasure to design. Feathers make beautiful flowers perfect for our lily pads. The images are from one of our  collection. The lily has a button hat base which like the wired leaves are made from sinamay. This hat is available to buy from our Etsy shop, Adrienne Henry Millinery. If you would like to hat designed to wear to Ladies day at Royal Ascot please contact email Adrienne, adriennehenrymillinery@gmail.com www.adriennehenrymillinery.co.uk

We are very excited about launching our Ladies Silk Turban range soon. Having worked on three as a starting point we were extremely happy when the very first one we made was bought this week. It was not even completed, we had a couple of hours to make the lining and sew it securely inside. Originally I wanted to make turbans for every day wear for ladies who have hair loss due to alopecia or ladies who are going through chemo therapy and like wise have lost their hair or their hair has started to regrow. These would not have been as suitable for special occasions but our new designs are perfect to wear both during the day and evenings. The lady who bought the ivory silk turban was very please as it complimented her Edwardian outfit. Whilst we thought there would be an interest in the turbans I did not think there would be a demand with ladies who are followers of Jane Austen. It was a very welcome piece of information. These ladies take dressing up in the correct Edwardian styl...

Hat Collection Spring/Summer 2018 Whilst we are still in the throws of a very cold spell I have been eagerly designing hats for our latest collection. This hat is perfect to wear to a wedding, day at the races, Royal Ascot and many other special occasions. The hat was designed to compliment both a simple, elegant or statement outfit. One of my favourite materials to incorporate in a hat is leather. This percher has a number of small dainty bows made from beautiful textured leather. This percher hats has been listed on www.etsy.com today, to take a look please follow the link,  https://www.etsy.com/your/shops/AdrienneHenry/tools/listings/596130353 www.adriennehenrymillinery.co.uk

Pasquale Vaira photograper & friend As a milliner I have many photographers who shoot my work and they soon become friends. It is probably the case that artists/creatives are naturally attracted to each other. Pasquale sees the world in a very artistic way. Through his photographs his personality shines through as does his passion for those images which shows an interest for vitality of life. I thoroughly enjoy working with him and would recommend him for photo shoots from weddings to fashion, from fly-on-the-wall to fun shoots where a group of creatives have been brought together. I suggest if you are looking for a photographer with a lot of character in his or her photos take a look at Pasquale's websites, www.pazvaira.com  and www.vaira-weddings.co.uk

Bespoke Hats for Hire Now the Near Year is well under way we are blocking, designing and creating a selection of hats, cocktail hats, pillboxes and fascinators for hire, they will be for sale too if they haven't been worn. There have been so many enquiries about hiring our hats in the past asked so many times in the past and, after my business head finally woke up, we all agreed this would be a great idea. We have already had enquiries which has been very interesting as I have only advertised on social media. Perhaps a new website will have to be designed. As a milliner I am able to offer a service where no one else will wear the hat you have hired, we also will  customise a little, perhaps another colour to match an outfit in the decoration. Once our catalogue is ready clients will be able to order online. We have so many ideas and so much work to do. Bespoke hats made to order will still be available, www.adriennehenrymillinery.co.uk

Top Hats for those who love Steampunk! This year we have been working on some new Steampunk designs to feature on my daughter's new hat shop website www.arcadehatters.co.uk/steam With Christmas approaching, if you know someone who loves Steampunk, and you are looking for a gift that is a little bit different, come check out our hats, or even order one in your perfect size, colour, and accessory combination. If you would like to order one for Christmas please let us know as soon as possible. We have had a lot of fun creating these designs, all of which have hand stitched decorations, and all of which are bespoke one-off pieces. They are available to buy from the website or in our shop in Reading, Berkshire. All our Steampunk top hats come with it's own carry case and a pair of Steampunk goggles to accessorise your hat. If you would like one designed specifically for you please contact us for more information and to discuss your requirements.  www....